Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 78 - Framing the White Fox
The fighting continued until sunset, the remaining blood was as red as blood, and the blood flowed like a river.

The ground was littered with corpses. The bandits and government soldiers themselves had noticed something amiss; it seemed that someone was maintaining the balance of power in their battle.

When the government troops had the upper hand, they somehow lost it; the same was true for the bandits, who would suddenly become powerful again whenever they gained the upper hand.

This resulted in a stalemate, forcing them to continue fighting.

Boom! With a loud bang, Shao Hu and Xiang Linghan had decided the outcome of their battle. Well, it wasn't really a battle, but rather a draw. Both sides were evenly matched and neither was willing to risk their lives for the other.

Both sides' men stopped fighting at the same time and looked at Shao Hu and Xiang Linghan.

"It's getting late, let's fight again tomorrow!" Shao Hu said, leaning on his broadsword. "How about it?"

"Okay." Xiang Linghan simply uttered a single word.

"Withdraw!" Shao Hu led the bandits away.

Xiang Linghan watched the bandits leave, then looked at the government soldiers. He couldn't understand why his men couldn't even defeat a group of bandits.

If the soldiers can defeat the mountain bandits and help him annihilate Shao Hu, he will definitely capture the Tiger Head Bandit today.

But this one look was not a big deal. After taking a look, Xiang Linghan frowned even more deeply, because there were originally three hundred soldiers, but now there were only a little over one hundred!

Are those bandits really that powerful?
Xiang Linghan was puzzled, but still shouted loudly, "Rest on the spot and collect the remains!"

The officers and soldiers immediately relaxed, took out pills to replenish their energy, and the squad leaders also assigned tasks to the soldiers.

What no one noticed was that their companions were still dwindling.

Xiang Linghan also examined the wounds on the corpses; he had a feeling that something unexpected had happened in this battle.

After examining two or three corpses, Xiang Linghan's expression changed, and he quickly began searching for the other corpses.

After confirming that there were no fewer than ten bodies, Xiang Linghan's expression turned completely grim. These people did not die from knife or sword wounds; they all died from ruptured hearts.

In other words, outsiders were involved in this battle, enabling them to fight the Tiger Head Bandits to the death.

With this thought in mind, he shouted angrily at Ling Han, "Everyone assemble! Be on alert!"

He knew that the people hiding in the shadows hadn't left yet, and that he or they were making them fight to the death because they were determined to annihilate them completely.

The officers and soldiers were puzzled, but they still quickly gathered together.

Xiang Linghan glanced at the gathered soldiers, his face so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water. When he looked earlier, there were more than 140 or 150 people, but now there were only 110 or 120.

"Four people in a group, back to back, quick!" Xiang Linghan shouted.

The officers and soldiers also noticed something was wrong. They found that some of the familiar faces that were just there were missing, so they quickly huddled together back to back.

'Have we been discovered?'

Lin Le lowered his hand, a maniacal smile appearing on his face.

boom!
A loud roar rang out, and a group of soldiers were suddenly thrown into the air, as if they had been swatted away by something.

The earthquake trembled, and groups of soldiers were thrown into the air. Judging from the height and the extent of their body deformation, they were unlikely to survive.

Xiang Linghan's eyes widened in fury; these were all members of the Xiang family's inner circle.

"Monster, die!"

Xiang Linghan leaped up, his spear, carrying icy coldness, thrusting towards a certain spot.

A chilling aura emanated from the air, enveloping a beast-like shape.

"A fox?" Xiang Linghan was taken aback, then roared angrily, "So it was your Baiyun Mountain causing trouble!"

"So what if it is?" The illusion spell was broken, revealing a huge white fox that was ten feet tall at the shoulder.

"Tu Shanling, you're still alive!" Xiang Linghan's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He was very familiar with this fox; he had played a part in catching it back then.

But this slight surprise quickly turned into a surge of anger, and he roared at Ling Han, "So, the patriarch thought you could negotiate, but it turns out you've always harbored the desire to destroy my Xiang family!"

"Just a bunch of food. Have you ever seen a hunter who follows the rules when it comes to food?" The white fox sneered. "Die!" With a swipe of its paw, the white fox charged at Xiang Linghan.

Xiang Linghan was on high alert, but the white fox suddenly turned in mid-air and attacked the soldiers.

The officers and soldiers immediately fled in disarray.

Xiang Linghan chased after her desperately, but could not keep up with the strange transformation of the white fox.

After killing more than half of them, the remaining officers and soldiers lost all fighting spirit and ran towards the county town like madmen.

Seeing this, the white fox did not give chase, but instead turned and fought with Xiang Linghan.

After fighting the white fox for a few rounds, Xiang Linghan realized something was wrong and shouted, "You're not Tu Shanling, who are you?"

The white fox stopped in its tracks, then transformed into a handsome young man.

Lin Le smiled slightly at Xiang Linghan and said, "Lin Chang'an's son, Lin Le."

"Lin Chang'an, Lin Le?" Xiang Linghan was taken aback, feeling a strange sense of familiarity, before suddenly remembering the mess he had cleaned up for Tu Shanling.

"Lin Chang'an, it's impossible! Your whole family should have been eaten up by Tu Shanling!" Xiang Linghan's voice was filled with disbelief.

"That's why I crawled out of hell to seek revenge on you." Lin Le raised his gun, pointing it at Xiang Linghan. "The Xiang family, Baiyun Mountain, Magistrate Wei, and even the culprits behind this natural disaster—I will not let any of them go!"

run!
Xiang Linghan did not hesitate. He had to tell Xiang Lingchen everything. Only then did he understand why Lin Le had driven away the soldiers earlier.

He eliminated witnesses and framed Baiyun Mountain, dragging Bailian County into a complete mess!

The golden light flew over, making Ling Han's hair stand on end. He immediately turned around and slashed.

clang!
Xiang Linghan's pupils contracted as he looked at the golden ring in front of him.

"What are you looking at?"

A sound came from above, followed by a tearing sound like the cry of an eagle.

Break through the sky!

Xiang Linghan tried his best to dodge, but a noticeable wound was still left on his body.

Taking two or three steps back, Xiang Linghan was just about to regain control when a sharp pain shot through his stomach.

It turned out that Lin Le had delivered a whip kick to his stomach.

Despite the excruciating pain, Xiang Linghan abandoned his spear and struck Lin Le, who was standing close by, with a palm strike filled with ferocity.

Lin Le remained unfazed and struck Xiang Linghan's palm with the same palm.

boom!
The two people's true energy collided between their palms.

'Damn, what powerful true qi!'

Xiang Linghan frowned. He could sense that Lin Le's true qi had not yet completed the five elements transformation, but his true qi was simply too powerful.

He used one unit of true qi, but Lin Le could easily use three or even four units of true qi.

"Hey, look at the sky." At this moment, Lin Le suddenly spoke up.

Xiang Linghan subconsciously looked up, and then he heard a "fool!" and felt a sharp pain in his lower body.

After suffering a setback, Xiang Linghan was completely caught up in Lin Le's rhythm.

With a golden ring, a red ribbon, two swords, and a long spear, the four magical artifacts in Lin Le's hands were like four people, constantly attacking Xiang Linghan.

Xiang Linghan grew increasingly disheartened as the fight progressed. He realized that at least two of the four magical artifacts were natal artifacts, meaning that Lin Le had broken through to the Extreme Realm. No wonder his true qi was so powerful.

How did the Xiang family get involved with such a monster!

Xiang Linghan sighed, then his resolve hardened; he had to kill Lin Le completely before he could grow stronger!

(End of this chapter)